Chinese Government Crackdowns and Cheap Hydropower- Miners Migrate from North to South China
4.6.2020
China-based bitcoin miners have started to migrate southbound from North China, according to local reports. The operators are having difficulties and are transitioning mining facilities for cheap hydro-powered electricity. Testimonials also show that 64 mining operations in the prefecture in Yunnan...
OKEx to Double Staff, Bitfinex Untethers Allegations + More News
4.6.2020
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OKEx said they plan to open new offices in unspecified regions and they have already started recruiting...
Crypto Exchange OKEx Launches Ether Options, EOS Options to Follow
4.6.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the launch of its Ether options contracts on its trading platform
Exoduses and Ex-Communications: Blowing Off Steemit with Andrew Levine
4.6.2020
“I think Steem is going to go down in history as the greatest blockchain you’ve never heard of.”
Decentralization and What Section 230 Really Means for Freedom of Speech
4.6.2020
With US President Donald Trump clashing with social media behemoth Twitter, what does the fight over 'Section 230' really mean and can decentralization offer a better solution?
Adam Back Says Blockchain Toppled Pyramids As It Hits New Computational Milestone
4.6.2020
Blockchain’s has surpassed 2^92 double-SHA256 hashes, hitting a new milestone
Blockchain Bites: Bitmain’s Shakeup, Bitcoin’s Resilience and Ethereum’s Anonymity
4.6.2020
Bitmain's ousted co-founder reportedly retook the company's office building while a protocol update made Bitcoin more resilient to state attacks
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 4, 2020
4.6.2020
Bloomberg thinks BTC could hit $20K. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Bittrex, Poloniex Added to Lawsuit Claiming Tether Manipulated Bitcoin Market
4.6.2020
An amended lawsuit alleging Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market is now claiming Poloniex and Bittrex were also involved
Bitgrin Minted Billions of Tokens Despite 21M Supply Cap, CoinMarketCap Warns
4.6.2020
The Bitgrin network saw billions of tokens minted, despite a supposed max supply limit of 21 million XBG
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of ECB Money Printers Going BRRR
4.6.2020
Crypto enthusiasts will be asking themselves if they can already hear money printers going BRRR in some of the world’s biggest economies – after the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to double down on its emergency bond-buying in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cryptocurrency advocates have...
Bitcoin Trader Axes 4-Year Bull Cycle Forecast After $10K ‘Triple Top’
4.6.2020
The price of Bitcoin is at risk of falling to $6,000, a prominent trader known as Pentarhudi warns after a 14% price drop